Your Browser is OutdatedQ&A for NightForce SHV 4-14x50mm Rifle Scope, 30mm Tube, First Focal Plane — 14 Questions & 15 Answers
The easiest way to answer is probably to explain the “names”. “SHV” stands for “Shooter, Hunter, Varmiter”. It is Night Forces “value” scope line which is definitely not to say cheap or low quality. They are still NightForce products.
4-14 means both scopes in question have magnification that is adjustable from 4 power to 14 power magnification which is a good range for 90% of hunting applications.
The last numbers 50 vs 56 describe the diameter of the objective lens (the lens at the front of the scope closest to the firearms muzzle). Typically the larger the objective the more light the scope gathers and the more you will see in low-light conditions and typically you will have a lager field of view. You won’t notice a significant difference between 50 mm and 56 mm scopes. For large objective scopes you will have to buy higher rings and you will increase your height over bore which can create some issues (“Google”it).
The F1 denotes that the reticle or “crosshairs” are in the first focal plane. This means that the perceived size of the cross hairs will appear to shrink at low magnification and grow as magnification increases. This is a desirable feature for long range shooters that use the reticle to calculate hold over for windage or elevation or to make range estimates. This is different from more common second focal plane reticles which appear to stay the same size as magnification is increased or decreased. Again a quick Google search will offer a better comparison of first focal plane vs second focal plane reticles. Typically first focal plane scopes cost more.
Hope that answers your question.
Our optics are compatible with thermal and night vision devices. There are many options out there.
Tenabraex has one that fits the SHV 4-14X50 F1, the Tenabraex part number is 50NFCC-ARD
We have discontinued our clamp on power throw levers. You can likely find other manufacturers that are making throw levers that fit. MK Machining is one that makes throw levers that fit our scopes.
Yes. The click value is .250 MOA for both the elevation and the windage.
Yes, the windage turret is capped on this model.
Here is great information provided by Nightforce regarding their turrets and the multiple options available:
https://www.nightforceoptics.com/technology/turrets
Yes, the MRAD reticle will have MRAD adjustments and the MOA reticle will have MOA adjustments
The Illuminated MIL-R reticle is a "MIL" reticle, but it is not a traditional "MIL-DOT" reticle because it doesn't have dots. It has stadia lines. You can see images of the reticles on this page under the images.
The unit uses CR2032 coin batteries.